New York Liberty at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLiberty ends Sun's winning streak at 6 with 82-70 win
Sugar Rodgers added 13 points, Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe 12 and Bria Hartley 11 for the Liberty (16-12). They also snapped the Sun's eight-game home winning streak.
The Liberty, with the WNBA's top field-goal defense, held the Sun (18-10) to 34 percent.
Jasmine Thomas led the Sun with 15 points. Shekinna Stricklen added 12, Jonquel Jones 11 and Alyssa Thomas 10, the latter two dealing with foul trouble. Jones, with nine rebounds, had a streak of seven straight double-doubles end.
Charles scored 18 points in the second quarter when the Liberty took a four-point halftime lead. The Liberty also led by four after three quarters with Rodgers giving New York an 80-63 lead with a 3-pointer with 3:38 left in the game.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
New York offensive team rebound | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 12.0 | |
Sugar Rodgers misses 27-foot three point jumper | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 37.0 | |
Shavonte Zellous enters the game for Tina Charles | 82 - 70 |
| 4th 37.0 | |
Rebecca Allen enters the game for Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe | 82 - 70 |
Statistics
 NY |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-69 | FG | 24-70 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 4-21 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 19-29 | FT | 18-28 |
| 66 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 25 | Fouls | 20 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 7,016 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W4 | 0.6571429 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.61764705 | 21 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Toronto |
12 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
14 | 25 | L2 | 0.24242425 | 8 |
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